IRC is seeking a Senior MEAL Manager (PlayMatters) for a five-year project, “PlayMatters”, funded by the LEGO Foundation. This position will be a part of the larger PlayMatters initiative to increase play-based learning opportunities for nearly 1 million pre-primary and primary school aged refugee and host community children impacted by the humanitarian crises in East Africa and living in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda. This project aims to build children’s social, emotional, cognitive, physical and creative skills through play in their homes, schools, and communities and will be implemented in partnership with War Child Holland, Plan International, Ubongo, Behavioral Insights Team and Innovations for Poverty Action. PlayMatters applies behavioral science and human-centered design as well as adult behavior change theories to transform parents, caregivers, teachers, and policy makers into change agents of playful learning, leading to improved learning and well-being for children. 

The Senior MEAL Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the IRC Uganda meets its monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) commitments for the PlayMatters project. S/he will strengthen MEAL capacity and maintain effective close working partnerships with relevant staff and Implementing partners in IRC Uganda and the PlayMatters consortium to ensure high quality and coordinated implementation of the PlayMatters MEAL functions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Co-design, maintain and oversee the roll-out of project specific MEAL systems and guidance for tracking project achievements and outcomes
• Lead and coordinate capacity development for staff and partners   to plan, use and comply with project specific MEAL plans, processes, priorities, and requirements
• Coordinate the development, management, and utilization of strong data systems to inform project management improvements, learning and reporting.
• Lead and ensure timely and accurate consolidation/analysis of project related data, information, and reports.
• Design and lead regular consultations, knowledge exchange, accountability and feedback with staff, partners, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate effective documentation, sharing and regular communication of lessons learned and evidence of good practices on PlayMatters
• Lead and coordinate the implementation of project specific assessments, performance measurements, research evaluations and impact studies,
• Represent, contribute, and participate as required to inter-departmental and cross sector activities in-country, across the consortium and externally
• Support greater sharing and use amongst staff and partners of gender sensitive monitoring data including client feedback to ensure interventions are responsive to the needs of clients and are informed by a sound understanding of the context.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree from an accredited University in Education, Curriculum Studies or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in education related programming (preferably ECD and/or Primary education programs)
• Demonstrated experience in developing educational content /curriculum is highly desired
• Demonstrable understanding of how the Ugandan education sector, school, classroom and teacher systems are established and work
• Proven abilities and experience in teamworking, capacity strengthening and effective use of participatory techniques.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.

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Closing Date : 18 August, 2020